Kitchen Longings

Friday I came across an article about God being a God of order and reorganizing youritchen. Since I was reading articles on the computer to avoid cleaning my kitchen, I figured this was a tap on the shoulder. So, I read the article.

I felt invigorated by the article. Cleaning my kitchen sounded so boring, but creatively re-doing my kitchen sounded much more exciting. Having the added benefit, albeit boring, of making my kitchen more efficent was icing on the cake.

I ended up doing almost everything suggested in the article. It talked about putting things where you use them. So, I moved the junk drawer from the side of the stove, to the drawer in the middle of the counter (where I actually cut things.) In the process of moving, I cleaned out my junk drawer, so I put measuring cups and spoons (the all-in-one kind from Pampered Chef - did I mention I'm having a Pampered Chef party 2/15/07?) in the junk drawer so they'd be where I bake (you know, on my counter...) I also cut in half a Capri-Sun box to separate and fit the measuring things together and the smaller sharp knives together. Well...not both of those things together, but each one with it's own kind.

I put the hot pads on the right side of the stove (since everyone in my family is right-handed, afterall) and moved my towel drawer to the spot to the left of the stove, but to the right of the sink -- see a pattern, here?

I also had a long think about the esk in the kitchen. I don't use it. It just stores the dog's water under it. The drawers are really where I keep the crayons, color books, glue sticks, etc. So....it's longing to be -- not an unused and therefore clutter-magnet-desk, but a craft center. (I can hear it calling out in longing to become this.)

I just started the process. I moved much of the craft kits the kids just got for Christmas that I still didn't have a place for and put them in a box under the desk. The dog doesn't need much space, does she? It looks yucky, but is very functional. I spent er-wasted about 30 minutes online (this is after the wasting of trying to avoid the kitchen) looking for pretty storage solutions for our new craft center (it's really still in the cocoon stage). I didn't find anything helpful or inspiring. Maybe I'll wrap the cardboard box in shelf paper to dress it up. I think the dog would mind a curtain cutting off visual access to her food & water. I haven't been able to visualize what a craft center looks like ontop of the desk to know what to do to keep it clear...but in the hopes I'll find a solution soon, I did clear it off. Hmmm... a raft Center.

That was my accomplishment Friday. We got all our school done, but I stayed up too late reading Hittite Warrior so I could discuss it with Dd#1 in the morning. That's the excuse I'm using for not getting more done on Friday. I'll have to come up with something else as an excuse for Saturday.